Cleaning device, image forming apparatus, and cleaning method
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsHiroki Takahashi, Daisuke Fujiwara
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Abstract
A cleaning device is provided in an image forming apparatus, and cleans an object to be cleaned. The cleaning device includes a cleaning member, a cleaning mechanism, a motor, a cleaning control portion, and a driving change portion. The cleaning member slides along the object to be cleaned. The cleaning mechanism causes the cleaning member to slide along the object to be cleaned. The motor drives the cleaning mechanism. The cleaning control portion drives the motor with a predetermined driving voltage being applied to the motor, and stops the driving of the motor after a predetermined driving time has elapsed. The driving change portion is able to change one or both of the driving time and the driving voltage.
Claims16
A cleaning device provided in an image forming apparatus, and configured to clean an object to be cleaned, the cleaning device comprising:
- a cleaning member configured to slide along the object to be cleaned;
- a cleaning mechanism configured to cause the cleaning member to slide along the object to be cleaned;
- a motor configured to drive the cleaning mechanism;
- a cleaning control portion configured to drive the motor with a predetermined driving voltage being applied to the motor, and to stop the driving of the motor after a predetermined driving time has elapsed;
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- a driving change portion configured to be able to change one or both of the driving time and the driving voltage.
A cleaning method performed in an image forming apparatus which includes a cleaning mechanism that moves a cleaning member along an object to be cleaned, and a motor that drives the cleaning mechanism, the cleaning method comprising:
- a cleaning control step of driving the motor with a predetermined driving voltage being applied to the motor, and stopping the driving of the motor after a predetermined driving time has elapsed;
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- a driving change step of changing one or both of the driving time and the driving voltage in accordance with change in the state of the object to be cleaned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.